Weekly Overview 5/20 - 5/24
5/20: Section 4.5 Early Earth
5/21: Track meet
5/22: Quiz 4.5 Early Earth/ Section 4.6 Era's of Earth's History Homework: Vocabulary 4.6 (6 words) Due: 5/24
5/23: Section 4.6 Era's of Earth's History
5/24: Section 4.6 Era's of Earth's History
Weekly Overview 5/13 - 5/17
5/13: Quiz 4.3 Radioactive Dating
5/14: Section 4.4 The Geologic Time Scale Lab: This Is Your Life! Homework: Vocabulary 4.4 (3 Words) Due: 5/15
5/15: Section 4.4 The Geologic Time Scale
5/16: Quiz Section 4.4 Geologic Time Scale
5/17: Section 4.5 Early Earth Homework: Vocabulary 4.5 (1 word) Due: 5/20
Weekly Overview 5/6 - 5/10
5/6: Section 4.2 The Relative Age of Rocks Lab: Which Layer Is the Oldest? Homework: Vocabulary 5.2 (8 words) Due: 5/8
5/7: Section 4.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
5/8: Section 4.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
5/9: Quiz 4.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
5/10: Section 4.3 Radioactive Dating Lab: How Long Till It's Gone? Homework: Vocabulary 4.3 (2 words) Due: 5/13
Weekly Overview 4/29 - 5/3
4/29: Section 4.1 Fossils
4/30: Section 4.1 Fossils Homework: Traces of Tracks WS Due: 5/1
5/1: Quiz 5.1 / Section 5.2 The Relative Age of Rocks Homework: Vocabulary 5.2 Due: 5/6
5/2: Section 5.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
5/3: Section 5.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
Weekly Overview 4/15 - 4/19
4/15: Chapter 1 review concludes
4/16: Chapter 1 Test Mapping Earth's Surface
4/17: Chapter 4 Opener & Section 4.1 Fossils Lab: Sweet Fossils Homework: Vocabulary 4.1 (9 words) Due: 4/29
4/18: Section 4.1 Fossils
4/19: Section 4.1 Fossils
Weekly Overview 4/8 - 4/12
4/8: Quiz 1.3 Mapping Technology/SF viewing
4/9: Section 1.4 Topographic Maps Homework: Vocabulary 1.4 (4 words) Due: 4/10
4/10: Quiz Section 1.4 Topographic Maps
4/11: Chapter 1 Review begins
4/12: ACRE Test
Weekly Overview 4/1 - 4/5
4/1: DIRECTIONS QUIZ / SF work time
4/2: SF worktime
4/3: Section 1.3 Mapping Technology
4/4: SF worktime
4/5: Quiz 1.3 Mapping Technology/SF worktime
Weekly Overview
3/25: Section 1.2 Models of Earth
3/26: Science Fair Worktime
3/27: Quiz Section 1.2 Models of Earth
3/28: Science Fair Worktime
3/29: Section 1.3 Mapping Technology Lab: Make a Pixel Picture Homework: Vocabulary 1.3 (7 words) Due: 4/1
Weekly Overview
3/18: Section 1.1 Exploring Earth's Surface / Sci Fair Worktime Homework: Vocabulary 1.1 (9 words) Due: 3/20
3/19: Book Fair Visit / Sci Fair Worktime
3/20: Section 1.1 Exploring Earth's Surface Lab: Modeling Landforms
3/21: Quiz 1.1 Exploring Earth's Surface
3/22: Section 1.2 Models of Earth Lab: How Can You Flatten The Curved Earth? Homework: Vocabulary 1.2 (12 Words) Due: 3/26
Weekly Overview
3/11: Chapter 5 Review
3/12: Chapter 5 Review continues
3/13: Chapter 5 Test Volcanoes
3/14: New book: Section 1.1 Exploring Earth's Surface
Weekly Overview
3/4: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms Homework: Vocabulary 5.3 (8 Words) Due: 3/5
3/5: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms
3/6: No Science (Math test)
3/7: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms Lab: How Can Volcanic Activity Change Earth's Surface?
3/8: Quiz 5.3 / Chapter 5 Review begins
Weekly Overview
2/25: Section 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions
2/26: Section 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions Lab: Volcanic Stages
2/27: Quiz 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions
2/28: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms Homework: Vocabulary 5.3 (8 words) Due: 3/4
3/1: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms
Weekly Overview
2/20: Section 5.1 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
2/21: Quiz 5.1/ Section 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions Homework: Vocabulary 5.2 (9 Words) Due: 2/25
2/22: Section 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions Lab: How Fast Do Liquids Flow?
Weekly Overview
2/14: Section 5.1 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
Weekly Overview
2/7: Chapter 4 Review continues Earthquake Jeopardy
2/8: Chapter 4 Test Earthquakes
Weekly Overview
1/28: Section 4.3 Monitoring Earthquakes
1/29: Quiz 4.3 Monitoring Earthquakes
1/30: Chapter 4 Review begins
1/31: Chapter 4 Review continues
2/1: Chapter 4 Review continues
Weekly Overview
1/22: Section 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves Lab: Finding the Epicenter
1/23: Quiz 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves
1/24: Section 4.3 Monitoring Earthquakes Lab: Build a Seismograph Homework: Vocabulary 4.3 (1 word) Due: 1/25
1/25: Section 4.3 Monitoring Earthquakes
Weekly Overview
1/14: Section 4.1 Forces in Earth's Crust
1/15: Quiz 4.1 Forces in Earth's Crust
1/16: Section 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves Homework: Vocabulary 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves (11 Words) Due: 1/22
1/17: Section 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves
1/18: Section 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves Lab: Finding the Epicenter
Weekly Overview
1/7: Chapter 3 Review continues
1/8: Chapter 3 Review concludes Plate Tectonic Jeopardy
1/9: Chapter 3 Test Plate Tectonics
1/10: Section 4.1 Forces in Earth's Crust Lab: Stress in the Crust Homework: Vocabulary 4.1 (8 words) Due: 1/14
1/11: Section 4.1 Forces in Earth's Crust Lab: The effects of Stress
Weekly Overview
1/3: Section 3.3 The Theory of Plate Tectonics
1/4: Quiz 3.3 Theory of Plate Tectonics
Weekly Overview
12/17: Section 3.3 The Theory of Plate Tectonics Homework: Vocabulary 3.3 (7 words) Due: 12/19
12/18: Section 3.3 The Theory of Plate Tectonics
12/19: Modeling Boundary Movements Lab: Modeling Sea-Floor Spreading
12/20: No Science
Weekly Overview
12/10: Quiz Section 3.1 Drifting Continents
12/11: Section 3.2 Sea-Floor Spreading Lab: Mid-Ocean Ridge Baseball Homework: Vocabulary 3.2 (4 Words) Due: 12/13
12/12: Section 3.2 Sea-Floor Spreading
12/13: Section 3.2 Sea-Floor Spreading
12/14: Quiz 3.2 Sea-Floor Spreading/Section 3.3 The Theory of Plate Tectonics Homework: Vocabulary 3.3 (7 words) Due: 12/17
Weekly Overview
12/3: Chapter 2 review continues
12/4: Chapter 2 Jeopardy
12/5: Chapter 2 Test: Minerals and Rocks
12/6: Section 3.1 Drifting Continents Homework: Vocabulary 3.1 (3 words) Due: 12/7
12/7: Section 3.1 Drifting Continents Lab: Moving the Continents
Weekly Overview
11/26: Quiz 2.5 / 2.6 Rock Cycle Homework: Vocabulary 2.6 (1 word) Due: 11/27
11/27: Quiz 2.6 The Rock Cycle
11/28: Chapter 2 review begins
11/29: Chapter 2 review continues
11/30: Chapter 2 review continues
Weekly Overview
11/12: No School
11/13: Conference Self Reflections
11/14: Section 2.5 Metamorphic Rocks Homework: Vocabulary 2.5 (1 word) Due: 11/15
11/15: Section 2.5 Metamorphic Rocks
11/16: Section 2.6 The Rock Cycle
Weekly Overview
11/5: Achievement Binders/ SLE review
11/6: Quiz 2.3 Igneous Rocks
11/7: Section 2.4 Sedimentary Rocks Homework: Vocabulary 2.4 (9 words) Due: 11/9
11/8: Section 2.4 Sedimentary Rocks
11/9: Quiz 2.4 Sedimentary Rocks
Weekly Overview
10/29: Section 2.2 Classifying Rocks Lab: How Do Rocks Compare Homework: Vocabulary definitions 2.2 (8 words) Due: 11/1
10/30: Section 2.2 Classifying Rocks
10/31: Quiz 2.2/Section 2.3 Igneous Rocks Homework: Vocabulary 2.3 (2 words) Due: 11/02
11/1: 2.3 Bump
11/2: 2.3 Bump
Weekly Overview
10/22: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/23: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/24: Quiz 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/25: Section 2.2 Classifying Rocks
10/26: Section 2.2 Classifying Rocks
Weekly Overview
10/15: Lab: Making Observations and the Scientific Method
10/16: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/17: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/18: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/19: SAFE ENVIRONMENT
Weekly Overview
10/8: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals Homework: Vocabulary 2.1 (12 words) Due: 10/11
10/9: Lab: Making Observations & Using the Scientific Method
10/10: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals continues
10/11: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals continues
10/12: No School
Weekly Overview
10/1: Chapter One review contines
10/2: Lab: Making Observations & The Scientific Method
10/3: No Science (Field Trip)
10/4: Chapter One Test
10/5: Chapter Two Minerals & Rocks Opener
Weekly Overview 9/24 - 9/28
9/24: Layers of the Earth Projects (presentations)
9/25: Quiz 1.3 Convection & the Mantle
9/26: Chapter One Review Begins
9/27: Chapter One Review Continues
9/28: Chapter One Review Continues
Weekly Overview 9/17 - 9/21
9/17: Section 1.2 continues The Columbia Debate Homework: Vocabulary Definitions 1.2 Due: 9/18
9/18: Section 1.2 continues
9/19: Section 1.2 continues
9/20: Quiz 1.2 Earth's Interior
9/21: Section 1.3 Convection and The Mantle Homework: Vocabulary 1.3 (5 words) Due: 9/24
Weekly Overview 9/10 - 9/14
9/10: Section 1.1 The Earth System Homework: Vocabulary definitions 1.1 (9 words) Due: 9/11
9/11: Quiz 1.1 The Earth System
9/12: Section 1.2 Earth's Interior Homework: Vocabulary definitions 1.2 (10 words) Due: 9/14
9/13: Section 1.2 continues
9/14: Section 1.2 concludes
5/20: Section 4.5 Early Earth
5/21: Track meet
5/22: Quiz 4.5 Early Earth/ Section 4.6 Era's of Earth's History Homework: Vocabulary 4.6 (6 words) Due: 5/24
5/23: Section 4.6 Era's of Earth's History
5/24: Section 4.6 Era's of Earth's History
Weekly Overview 5/13 - 5/17
5/13: Quiz 4.3 Radioactive Dating
5/14: Section 4.4 The Geologic Time Scale Lab: This Is Your Life! Homework: Vocabulary 4.4 (3 Words) Due: 5/15
5/15: Section 4.4 The Geologic Time Scale
5/16: Quiz Section 4.4 Geologic Time Scale
5/17: Section 4.5 Early Earth Homework: Vocabulary 4.5 (1 word) Due: 5/20
Weekly Overview 5/6 - 5/10
5/6: Section 4.2 The Relative Age of Rocks Lab: Which Layer Is the Oldest? Homework: Vocabulary 5.2 (8 words) Due: 5/8
5/7: Section 4.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
5/8: Section 4.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
5/9: Quiz 4.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
5/10: Section 4.3 Radioactive Dating Lab: How Long Till It's Gone? Homework: Vocabulary 4.3 (2 words) Due: 5/13
Weekly Overview 4/29 - 5/3
4/29: Section 4.1 Fossils
4/30: Section 4.1 Fossils Homework: Traces of Tracks WS Due: 5/1
5/1: Quiz 5.1 / Section 5.2 The Relative Age of Rocks Homework: Vocabulary 5.2 Due: 5/6
5/2: Section 5.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
5/3: Section 5.2 The Relative Age of Rocks
Weekly Overview 4/15 - 4/19
4/15: Chapter 1 review concludes
4/16: Chapter 1 Test Mapping Earth's Surface
4/17: Chapter 4 Opener & Section 4.1 Fossils Lab: Sweet Fossils Homework: Vocabulary 4.1 (9 words) Due: 4/29
4/18: Section 4.1 Fossils
4/19: Section 4.1 Fossils
Weekly Overview 4/8 - 4/12
4/8: Quiz 1.3 Mapping Technology/SF viewing
4/9: Section 1.4 Topographic Maps Homework: Vocabulary 1.4 (4 words) Due: 4/10
4/10: Quiz Section 1.4 Topographic Maps
4/11: Chapter 1 Review begins
4/12: ACRE Test
Weekly Overview 4/1 - 4/5
4/1: DIRECTIONS QUIZ / SF work time
4/2: SF worktime
4/3: Section 1.3 Mapping Technology
4/4: SF worktime
4/5: Quiz 1.3 Mapping Technology/SF worktime
Weekly Overview
3/25: Section 1.2 Models of Earth
3/26: Science Fair Worktime
3/27: Quiz Section 1.2 Models of Earth
3/28: Science Fair Worktime
3/29: Section 1.3 Mapping Technology Lab: Make a Pixel Picture Homework: Vocabulary 1.3 (7 words) Due: 4/1
Weekly Overview
3/18: Section 1.1 Exploring Earth's Surface / Sci Fair Worktime Homework: Vocabulary 1.1 (9 words) Due: 3/20
3/19: Book Fair Visit / Sci Fair Worktime
3/20: Section 1.1 Exploring Earth's Surface Lab: Modeling Landforms
3/21: Quiz 1.1 Exploring Earth's Surface
3/22: Section 1.2 Models of Earth Lab: How Can You Flatten The Curved Earth? Homework: Vocabulary 1.2 (12 Words) Due: 3/26
Weekly Overview
3/11: Chapter 5 Review
3/12: Chapter 5 Review continues
3/13: Chapter 5 Test Volcanoes
3/14: New book: Section 1.1 Exploring Earth's Surface
Weekly Overview
3/4: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms Homework: Vocabulary 5.3 (8 Words) Due: 3/5
3/5: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms
3/6: No Science (Math test)
3/7: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms Lab: How Can Volcanic Activity Change Earth's Surface?
3/8: Quiz 5.3 / Chapter 5 Review begins
Weekly Overview
2/25: Section 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions
2/26: Section 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions Lab: Volcanic Stages
2/27: Quiz 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions
2/28: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms Homework: Vocabulary 5.3 (8 words) Due: 3/4
3/1: Section 5.3 Volcanic Landforms
Weekly Overview
2/20: Section 5.1 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
2/21: Quiz 5.1/ Section 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions Homework: Vocabulary 5.2 (9 Words) Due: 2/25
2/22: Section 5.2 Volcanic Eruptions Lab: How Fast Do Liquids Flow?
Weekly Overview
2/14: Section 5.1 Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
Weekly Overview
2/7: Chapter 4 Review continues Earthquake Jeopardy
2/8: Chapter 4 Test Earthquakes
Weekly Overview
1/28: Section 4.3 Monitoring Earthquakes
1/29: Quiz 4.3 Monitoring Earthquakes
1/30: Chapter 4 Review begins
1/31: Chapter 4 Review continues
2/1: Chapter 4 Review continues
Weekly Overview
1/22: Section 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves Lab: Finding the Epicenter
1/23: Quiz 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves
1/24: Section 4.3 Monitoring Earthquakes Lab: Build a Seismograph Homework: Vocabulary 4.3 (1 word) Due: 1/25
1/25: Section 4.3 Monitoring Earthquakes
Weekly Overview
1/14: Section 4.1 Forces in Earth's Crust
1/15: Quiz 4.1 Forces in Earth's Crust
1/16: Section 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves Homework: Vocabulary 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves (11 Words) Due: 1/22
1/17: Section 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves
1/18: Section 4.2 Earthquakes & Seismic Waves Lab: Finding the Epicenter
Weekly Overview
1/7: Chapter 3 Review continues
1/8: Chapter 3 Review concludes Plate Tectonic Jeopardy
1/9: Chapter 3 Test Plate Tectonics
1/10: Section 4.1 Forces in Earth's Crust Lab: Stress in the Crust Homework: Vocabulary 4.1 (8 words) Due: 1/14
1/11: Section 4.1 Forces in Earth's Crust Lab: The effects of Stress
Weekly Overview
1/3: Section 3.3 The Theory of Plate Tectonics
1/4: Quiz 3.3 Theory of Plate Tectonics
Weekly Overview
12/17: Section 3.3 The Theory of Plate Tectonics Homework: Vocabulary 3.3 (7 words) Due: 12/19
12/18: Section 3.3 The Theory of Plate Tectonics
12/19: Modeling Boundary Movements Lab: Modeling Sea-Floor Spreading
12/20: No Science
Weekly Overview
12/10: Quiz Section 3.1 Drifting Continents
12/11: Section 3.2 Sea-Floor Spreading Lab: Mid-Ocean Ridge Baseball Homework: Vocabulary 3.2 (4 Words) Due: 12/13
12/12: Section 3.2 Sea-Floor Spreading
12/13: Section 3.2 Sea-Floor Spreading
12/14: Quiz 3.2 Sea-Floor Spreading/Section 3.3 The Theory of Plate Tectonics Homework: Vocabulary 3.3 (7 words) Due: 12/17
Weekly Overview
12/3: Chapter 2 review continues
12/4: Chapter 2 Jeopardy
12/5: Chapter 2 Test: Minerals and Rocks
12/6: Section 3.1 Drifting Continents Homework: Vocabulary 3.1 (3 words) Due: 12/7
12/7: Section 3.1 Drifting Continents Lab: Moving the Continents
Weekly Overview
11/26: Quiz 2.5 / 2.6 Rock Cycle Homework: Vocabulary 2.6 (1 word) Due: 11/27
11/27: Quiz 2.6 The Rock Cycle
11/28: Chapter 2 review begins
11/29: Chapter 2 review continues
11/30: Chapter 2 review continues
Weekly Overview
11/12: No School
11/13: Conference Self Reflections
11/14: Section 2.5 Metamorphic Rocks Homework: Vocabulary 2.5 (1 word) Due: 11/15
11/15: Section 2.5 Metamorphic Rocks
11/16: Section 2.6 The Rock Cycle
Weekly Overview
11/5: Achievement Binders/ SLE review
11/6: Quiz 2.3 Igneous Rocks
11/7: Section 2.4 Sedimentary Rocks Homework: Vocabulary 2.4 (9 words) Due: 11/9
11/8: Section 2.4 Sedimentary Rocks
11/9: Quiz 2.4 Sedimentary Rocks
Weekly Overview
10/29: Section 2.2 Classifying Rocks Lab: How Do Rocks Compare Homework: Vocabulary definitions 2.2 (8 words) Due: 11/1
10/30: Section 2.2 Classifying Rocks
10/31: Quiz 2.2/Section 2.3 Igneous Rocks Homework: Vocabulary 2.3 (2 words) Due: 11/02
11/1: 2.3 Bump
11/2: 2.3 Bump
Weekly Overview
10/22: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/23: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/24: Quiz 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/25: Section 2.2 Classifying Rocks
10/26: Section 2.2 Classifying Rocks
Weekly Overview
10/15: Lab: Making Observations and the Scientific Method
10/16: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/17: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/18: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals
10/19: SAFE ENVIRONMENT
Weekly Overview
10/8: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals Homework: Vocabulary 2.1 (12 words) Due: 10/11
10/9: Lab: Making Observations & Using the Scientific Method
10/10: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals continues
10/11: Section 2.1 Properties of Minerals continues
10/12: No School
Weekly Overview
10/1: Chapter One review contines
10/2: Lab: Making Observations & The Scientific Method
10/3: No Science (Field Trip)
10/4: Chapter One Test
10/5: Chapter Two Minerals & Rocks Opener
Weekly Overview 9/24 - 9/28
9/24: Layers of the Earth Projects (presentations)
9/25: Quiz 1.3 Convection & the Mantle
9/26: Chapter One Review Begins
9/27: Chapter One Review Continues
9/28: Chapter One Review Continues
Weekly Overview 9/17 - 9/21
9/17: Section 1.2 continues The Columbia Debate Homework: Vocabulary Definitions 1.2 Due: 9/18
9/18: Section 1.2 continues
9/19: Section 1.2 continues
9/20: Quiz 1.2 Earth's Interior
9/21: Section 1.3 Convection and The Mantle Homework: Vocabulary 1.3 (5 words) Due: 9/24
Weekly Overview 9/10 - 9/14
9/10: Section 1.1 The Earth System Homework: Vocabulary definitions 1.1 (9 words) Due: 9/11
9/11: Quiz 1.1 The Earth System
9/12: Section 1.2 Earth's Interior Homework: Vocabulary definitions 1.2 (10 words) Due: 9/14
9/13: Section 1.2 continues
9/14: Section 1.2 concludes
Earth's Structure
Chapter 1: Introducing Earth
Chapter 2: Minerals and Rocks
Chapter 3: Plate Tectonics
Chapter 4: Earthquakes
Chapter 5: Volcanoes
Chapter 2: Minerals and Rocks
Chapter 3: Plate Tectonics
Chapter 4: Earthquakes
Chapter 5: Volcanoes
Earth's Surface
Chapter 1: Mapping Earth's Surface
Chapter 2: Weathering and Soil
Chapter 3: Erosion and Deposition
Chapter 4: A Trip Through Geologic Time
Chapter 2: Weathering and Soil
Chapter 3: Erosion and Deposition
Chapter 4: A Trip Through Geologic Time
